HIGHLIGHTS AT 9.20 PM

New Delhi, Jul 16 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 9.20 pm:
    
     NATION
    
     DEL86 JK-2NDLDALL GUNFIGHT
     *Captain among 4 Army personnel killed in Doda encounter, intense search for terrorists underway
     Jammu: Four Army personnel, including a captain, were killed in a fierce gunfight with heavily armed terrorists of Pakistan-based banned outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in Doda district, the third major terror incident in Jammu region in three weeks.
    
     FGN30 UNGA-MODI
     PM Modi likely to address high-level UNGA session on Sep 26
     United Nations: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address the high-level UN General Assembly session here on September 26, according to a provisional list of speakers issued by the UN. By Yoshita Singh
    
     DEL84 HR-3RDLD SHAH
     Cong gave OBC quota to Muslims in Karnataka, BJP won't allow it in Haryana: Amit Shah
     Mahendragarh (Haryana): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday accused the Congress of being anti-backward classes and said if the party comes to power in Haryana, it will snatch reservation for them and give it to Muslims.

     DEL54 CBI-NEET
     NEET-UG paper leak: Key accused among 2 more arrested by CBI
     New Delhi: The CBI has arrested two persons including a key accused in the NEET-UG paper leak case who allegedly stole the paper from a National Testing Agency's trunk in Hazaribagh in Jharkhand, officials said Tuesday.
    
     DEL56 PARLIAMENT-LD ALLPARTY MEET
     Govt convenes all-party meet on July 21 ahead of Monsoon Session, TMC to skip meeting
     New Delhi: The government has convened an all-party meeting on July 21 ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament which will start next Monday, the Parliamentary Affairs Ministry said.

     CAL17 BH-LDALL MURDER
     Former Bihar minister's father stabbed to death, two persons detained for questioning
     Darbhanga/Patna: In a ghastly incident that has sent shock waves across Bihar, former state minister Mukesh Sahni's 70-year-old father was found stabbed to death at his native home in Darbhanga district, a top police officer said.
    
     DEL66 MOE-PANEL-LD EXAM REFORMS
     No normalisation, infra checks at centres among suggestions received by govt's exam reform panel
     New Delhi: No normalisation of marks, proper communication in case of schedule changes and infrastructure checks at exam centres are among thousands of suggestions the Centre's high-level exam reform panel has received in response to its call for recommendations.
    
     BOM21 MH-2NDLD IAS OFFICER
     IAS officer Puja Khedkar summoned back to Mussoorie academy, training put on hold
     Mumbai: The government on Tuesday put on hold the `district training program' of controversial IAS officer Puja Khedkar as she was summoned back to the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration for "necessary action".

     DEL76 COVID-LD ORPHANS-PM CARES
     Only half of applications received under the PM CARES for Children scheme approved
     New Delhi: Only half of the applications received under the PM CARES for Children scheme for COVID orphans were approved in the three years of its launch, according to data. By Uzmi Athar

     BOM20 MH-COURT-BMW ACCIDENT-LD ACCUSED
     BMW hit-and-run case: Main accused Mihir Shah gets 14-day judicial custody
     Mumbai: A court here on Tuesday remanded Mihir Shah, the prime accused in the BMW hit-and-run case, in 14-day judicial custody.

     CAL25 WB-HC-GUV-MAMATA
     Cal HC restrains Mamata from making defamatory statement against Guv
     Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday restrained West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and three others from making any defamatory or incorrect statement against Governor CV Ananda Bose in an interim order till August 14.

     MDS22 KA-ASEMBLY-LD-SCAM
     'Valmiki Scam' causes uproar in assembly, LoP demands CM Siddaramaiah's resignation
     Bengaluru: The alleged misappropriation of Rs 187 crore from the state-run Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation continued to rock the assembly for the second consecutive day on Tuesday, with Leader of Opposition R Ashoka demanding Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's resignation.

     MDS25 KA-RAINS-2ND-LD LANDSLIDE
     4 persons killed, 3 feared dead in landslide in Karnataka's Uttara Kannada district
     Bengaluru: Four persons were killed and three others are feared dead in a massive landslide on National Highway 66 near Shirur village in Karnataka's Uttara Kannada district on Tuesday, officials said.
    
     MDS20 TN-CAUVERY-LD-ALL PARTY MEET
     Cauvery water: Tamil Nadu all-party meet decides to knock on Supreme Court's doors if needed
     Chennai: A meeting of the legislative party leaders in the Tamil Nadu Assembly on Tuesday decided to approach the Supreme Court, if necessary, to get Cauvery water for the state from Karnataka and Chief Minister M K Stalin vowed to take all necessary steps and protect the interests of farmers.    
    
     BUSINESS
    
     DEL72 BIZ-BUD-HALWA
     FM participates in customary 'halwa' ceremony; marks final stage of Budget preparation
     New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday participated in a traditional 'halwa' ceremony, marking the final stage for preparation of Union Budget 2024-25 to be unveiled on July 23 in Lok Sabha.

     DEL81 BIZ-BCCI-BYJUS-INSOLVENCY
     Byju's faces insolvency proceedings for failure to pay Rs 158.9 cr to BCCI
     Bengaluru/New Delhi: Edtech company Byju's, which was once India's most valuable start-up worth an estimated USD 22 billion, will face insolvency proceedings for failure to pay Rs 158.9 crore to cricket board BCCI.
    
     LEGAL
    
     LGD25 SC-JUDGES-APPOINTMENT
     SC to attain full strength of 34 judges with elevation of Justices N Kotiswar Singh and R Mahadevan
     New Delhi: The Supreme Court is all set to attain its full strength with the elevation of Justices N Kotiswar Singh and R Mahadevan.

     LGD23 SC-KCR-LD COMMISSION OF INQUIRY
     Row over probe against KCR: SC raps head of inquiry panel over presser; he bows out
     New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday castigated Justice (retd) L Narasimha Reddy, the chairperson of the one-man Commission of Inquiry set up to probe alleged irregularities in the power sector during the tenure of ex-Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, for making observations about the merits of the matter at a press conference.
    
     LGD35 DL-COURT-LD CM AIDE
     Maliwal assault case: 500-page charge sheet filed against Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar
     New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Tuesday filed its 500-odd page charge sheet against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar in a case of alleged assault against AAP MP Swati Maliwal.

     LGD20 SC-MIGRANT LABOURERS
     Complete verification of migrant labourers for ration cards in 1 month: SC to states
     New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday rapped defaulter states for the delay in verification of migrant labourers registered on the e-shram portal for issuance of ration cards and directed them to complete the exercise within four weeks.

     FOREIGN
    
     FGN77 NEPAL-INDIA-MUDSLIDE-MISSING
     Nepal authorities coordinating with India in search for missing across border
     Kathmandu: Authorities in the Chitwan district of Nepal are coordinating with officials from bordering Indian districts to locate the bodies of those missing in the mudslide accident involving two buses that were swept into the swollen Trishuli River last week. By Shirish B. Pradhan
    
     FGN72 MAURITIUS-2NDLD JAISHANKAR
     Jaishankar reaffirms India's continued support to Mauritius in its quest for progress
     Port Louis: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday reaffirmed India's "consistent and continued" support to Mauritius in its quest for progress as he held wide-ranging talks with the country's leadership to cement the bilateral ties which are critical for the future of the Indian Ocean region.

     FGN67 US-INDIA-LD RUSSIA
     US encourages India to utilise its 'unique' ties with Russia to tell Putin to end 'illegal war' against Ukraine
     Washington: Observing that India has a long-standing relationship with Russia, the US has said that it has "encouraged" New Delhi to utilise its "unique" ties with Moscow and urge President Vladimir Putin to end the "illegal war" against Ukraine.*
    
    

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